E11: Woefully underprepared

Confession: Despite my extensive background working with children as an educator, I was woefully underprepared to parent a child with developmental trauma.   Also included are stories of Lane's dancing abilities and how they showed themselves at a very young age!Included in this episode:*Lane's dancing at a wedding*the terms "wounded children" and "kids from hard places"*developmental trauma*Lane's layers of trauma*the juxtaposition of working in a trauma responsive school district and parenting Lane*the window of tolerance is much smaller for folks with a trauma background*Lane dancing the Whip It Nae Nae at the airport!SHOWNOTES:Developmental Trauma Upclose from beaconhouse.org.ukTBRIDancing with a porcupine: parenting wounded children without losing yourself by Jennie Lynn OwensUnderstanding Your Window of Tolerance from mi-psych.comUnderstanding the Window of Tolerance And How It Affects You from mindmypeelings.comUnderstanding the Window of Tolerance And How Trauma Throws You Off Balance from restoredhopecounsellingservices.comTalk to me! Click here to provide feedbackThanks for listening, Beloveds.  Please take care of yourselves; if you don’t do it, who will?   Keep advocating for your child.  And, most importantly, stay tenacious!PODCAST RECOMMENDATION:The TBRI PodcastQUICK VIDEOS TO WATCH:Karyn Purvis Institute of Child DevelopmentBOOK RECOMMENDATION:The A-Z of Therapeutic Parenting Strategies and Solutions by Sarah NaishResources on suicide prevention:Contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline if you are experiencing mental health-related distress or are worried about a loved one who may need crisis support.- Call or text 988- Chat at 988lifeline.org Connect with a trained crisis counselor...